Kahuku Wastewater Treatment Plant - Waste water by the numbers

  • Analysis of Enterococcus from 2013-2022 showed a downward trend in the Geomean of Enterococcus Fecal Indicator Bacteria, ending at ~2,000 CFU/gallon In 2016, Geomean concentrations of Enterococcus reached as high as 750,000 CFU/gallon.

  • Injected concentrations of Nitrogen from Kahuku Wastewater treatment plant from 2013-2022 showed an increasing trend with the highest value recorded in 2021 of ~8.5. mg/L.

  • Injected concentration of Phosphorus from 2013-2022 showed a decreasing trend ending at a concentration of ~ 2.8 mg/L.

  • Turbidity of the effluent at Kahuku Wastewater Treatment Plant from 2013-2022 is shown.

  • Kahuku Wastewater Treatment Plant Water Quality History
    Date Turbidity (NTU) Total Nitrogen (mg/L) Total Phosphorus (mg/L) Enterococcous

    Fecal Indicator Bacteria

    (CFU/100mL)
    Enterococcous

    Fecal Indicator Bacteria

    (CFU/gallon)
    12/16/2013 0.59 0.3 3.1 8200 310403
    6/4/2014 0.42 1.7 3.2 9200 348257
    12/15/2014 0.33 0.7 3.3 950 35961
    6/17/2015 0.75 0.3 3.0 4600 174128
    12/14/2015 0.56 0.6 2.8 1900 71922
    6/27/2016 1.7 1.4 3.4 2200 83279
    12/12/2016 1.7 1.1 3.6 20000 757082
    6/5/2017 0.71 <0.2 3.9 3400 128703
    12/18/2017 1.59 2.4 3.0 3600 136274
    6/4/2018 1.05 1.8 3.6 9 340
    6/3/2019 1.72 1.4 3.3 2400 90849
    12/2/2019 0.58 0.5 2.8 26 984
    12/10/2019 1.97 1.5 3.1 <0.9 34
    6/9/2020 1.29 2 3.2 230 8706
    12/7/2020 3.43 1.8 2.8 650 24605
    6/14/2021 1.74 8.3 3.4 180 6813
    12/6/2021 2.1 2.5 77 2914
    12/20/2021 0.6 2.5 2.8 30 1135
    6/15/2022 1.01 2.7 2.9 6 227
    12/5/2022 0.92 0.8 2.9 59 2233

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